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Opening Of ‘Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2006’ Exhibition In Frankfurt

Date 07/09/2006

Deutsche Börse will present the work of the four finalists for the ‘Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2006’, a major international photography prize, from 8 September until 22 October 2006. The exhibition shows a total of 60 photos by Yto Barrada (Morocco), Phil Collins (Great Britain), Alec Soth (USA) and this year’ s winner Ro
OneChicago Block Trades, Pre-Execution Discussions And Cross Trades Rule Change Effective September 8th 2006

Date 07/09/2006

Click here for details of OneChicago block trades, pre-execution discussions and cross trades rule change effective September 8th 2006.
OMX To Introduce Indexes To Facilitate Comparisons Across The Nordic Region

Date 07/09/2006

On October 2, OMX introduces Nordic indexes to support intra Nordic trading and highlight investment opportunities in the Nordic region for international investors. The sector indexes will provide investors with tools to compare industries across different countries in the region, whereas the OMX Nordic 40 reflects trading in the most traded Nordic companies. Furthermore, OMX launches an All-Share index for First North in Sweden and Denmark.
NASDAQ Announces It Will Create An Options Market

Date 07/09/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced plans to introduce an equity and index options market in the third quarter of 2007, pending approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). NASDAQ will develop the NASDAQ Options Market to leverage its core strengths of high performance technology and connectivity. "The options market is on the verge of a transformative change, driven by the SEC's call for quotes in increments of pennies versus nickels," said Chris Conc
London Stock Exchange Launches World's First Multicurrency Trading For ETFs

Date 07/09/2006

The London Stock Exchange today launched the world's first multicurrency trading service for ETFs. The new service gives investors the choice of buying ETFs in US dollars where that is the underlying currency of the index. This will give dollar based investors a tax-efficient alternative to buying ETFs in the US markets, without the currency risk associated with a sterling priced ETF. The new service will enable ETFs to be traded simultaneously in both dollars and the current sterling or euro de

FTSE4Good September Review – 24 Companies Added, 9 Companies Removed From Leading SRI Index Series

Date 07/09/2006

FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, today confirms the results of the September review of the FTSE4Good global index series. An additional 24 companies worldwide have met the index criteria that assess companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices based on principles of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). Globally, 9 existing constituents will be removed from the index as they no longer meet the criteria. The largest number of new companies is from the UK (
CME Launches CME Eurodollar Five-year E-mini Bundles

Date 07/09/2006

To increase participation in its interest rate product complex, CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it will launch CME Eurodollar Five- year E-mini(R) Bundles, a new contract that will have a notional value of $100,000, 1/10th the size of conventional CME Eurodollar Five-year Bundles. CME Eurodollar Five-year E-mini Bundles will begin trading exclusively on the CME Globex(R) electronic platform on Sunday, October 8, 2006, for a trade date of Oct
CBOT Binary Options On Target Fed Funds Rate Exceed 10,000-Contract Milestone In Open Interest

Date 07/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that open interest in its Binary options on the Target Federal Funds Rate contract exceeded 10,000 contracts on Wednesday, September 6. The new open interest record, 10,243 contracts, tops the previous record of 9,643 contracts set on August 31, 2006.
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report August 2006

Date 07/09/2006

Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE in August 2006 decreased to 641 companies as opposed to 649 in the previous month. There were three new listed companies this month, with a total capitalization of US$ 10 million (LE 57.5 million).
BOX Sets Price Improvement Record Again In August ’06

Date 07/09/2006

In the month of August, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.31 per contract, beating the previous record of $3.13 set last month. This represented savings to investors of $5.6 million, or $245,349 per day. An average of 74,015 contracts per day received price improvement during the month.